Question

Based on the models of bonding in ethylene and acetylene, which molecule should have the greater carbon-carbon bond energy?

Acetylene should have the higher carbon-carbon bond energy because it has a triple bond as compared to the double bond in ethylene.

Ethylene should have the higher carbon-carbon bond energy because it has a double bond as compared to the single bond in acetylene.

Ethylene should have the higher carbon-carbon bond energy because it has a triple bond as compared to the double bond in acetylene.

Acetylene should have the higher carbon-carbon bond energy because it has a double bond as compared to the single bond in ethylene.